A U.S. special forces soldier is accused of attempting to smuggle 90 pounds of cocaine from Cali, Colombia, into the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Army Master Sgt. Daniel Gould, assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group, reportedly tried to smuggle the drugs on a military plane, but they were caught before the aircraft ever left Colombia and before the drugs made it onto the plane.
He was already back in the United States but was promptly arrested by the DEA after the two backpacks of cocaine were discovered.
“We are aware of recent allegations concerning a U.S. soldier assigned under U.S. Army Special Operations Command for reportedly attempting to smuggle narcotics from Colombia into the U.S.,” said Army spokesman Lt. Col. Robert Bockholt, as reported by NBC News.
“We are cooperating fully with law enforcement officials concerning this matter. In order to protect the integrity of the investigation and the rights of the individual, there is no additional information available for release at this time.“
Government employees have been caught trafficking drugs before, from TSA agents to police officersto other soldiers.
The CIA, too, has been implicated in vast drug operations, most notably its role in the explosion of crack cocaine in inner-cities in the 1980s.
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12 comments:
Maximum penalty NO mercy !
sad!
Odd too we are in Afghanistan and now how a Heroin epidemic.
Why? They don't get maximum penalties anywhere in the inner city's? Why do you support the double standards.
The amount of money invested in this lifer and special forces was astronomical.
And to sell out your brothers and country for this..
There goes the nearly $100,000 per year in pay and benefits, there goes the retirement, there goes the rank (one step from E-9), here comes the dishonorable discharge and an extended stay in Kansas scrub country.
Do they still break rocks at Leavenworth Prison?
Another Gould
The UCMJ will take good care of that idiot
Drug smuggling by federal employees and military personnel has been going on for years especially since Vietnam war. The Federal Government personnel have made billions x 1000 dollars off this deal. Now they want to use taxpayers dollars to clean up the mess they created. They created the culture of drugs and guns in this country.
I too want a hurtin put on him....but at the same time, the amount of OUR money spent to train him....he still owes us more work!!!!
And, addicts.
10:13
Right on man!
People need to learn the truth about the US Government, Military, and CIA involvement in illegal drug smuggling. They busted this poor dude because he was cutting in on their action!
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